Ditch gate



' May 31, 1927- P. ROOTS DI'ICH GATE Fi led Auzrzo, 1926 2 Sheets-$11991. 1

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ATTORNEY WITNESS:

P. ROOTS DITCl-I GATE May 31 1927. 1,630,407

Filed Aux. 20. 1926 -2' Sheets-Sheet 2 AT'I ORNEY its lowered position to cause the same to en-v v V {the lowerpart of the shaft; A curved bar.

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Patented May 19 27 1 mam more OF'YSAN'BENITQ, .T' X

" 'Applicati on filed'iugust zoiiazeifise'ria Nb. 130553,

Thisinvention' relates to agate for irri gating systems, the generalobject of the invention being to provide means for moving the gate vertically in .its support and also for moving the gate horizontally when :lIl'

gage and disengage its seat.

I This invention also consists in certain. other features of construction and in the. combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, il-

' lustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

. In describing my invention in detail, ref erence will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the sev eral views, and in which j Figure 1 isan elevation of the improved ate. 1 I T Figure 2 is a section on line 22 of Fig- 'Figure 3 isa section on line 33 of ure 1, showing the gate clsed. 1 v Figure at is a similar view, showlng. the gateopen.

In these vlews, 1 indicates a portion of Figformed, a seat 3 being provided for'the opening. Vertical beams-4 are bolted to the wall, one at each side of the opening and these beams are preferably formed with the seat,'as,shown in Figure 2. These beams form a guiding space for the gate 5'and each beam is provided with a vertical groove 6 which receive the eccentric ends 7 of-vthe shafts ,8 which are journaled in the bearings i 9 on the gate. Each shaft is providedwith an outwardly extending arm 10 and the arms are connected togetherby the link 11. A bracket 12 is fastened to the'upper end of the gate and the lower end of'a screw shaft 13 is rotatably connected with the said bracket. The said shaft passes through a nut member 14 which isrotatably supported at the upper end of the wall by the structure- 15, the nut member beingprovided with the,

handles 16 by which it can be rotated. A

handle 17 is fastened to the upper endof the shaft and a pin 18 .is fastened to the handle by the chain 19 and said pin is adapted to pass through the holes 20 in the handle 17 and in one of the handles 16 to connect the two handles together. Another hole may be formedin the handle 17 to support the pin when it is not connecting; the two handles together.

A stop. collar 21" is fastened to the to limit the upward movement thereof by striking against a part-pf the nut member, and a second stop collar 21 is fastened to" 22 is pivoted to the link 11 and has "a thread ed hole in its horizontal part through which the shaft 13 passes.

Fromthe'foregoing, it' will, be seen when the gate is in lowered, position, the

two handles will be in engagement and by placing the pin 18 in the two holes 20, thehandles will be locked togetherso that by moving one handle, both so" i turned by its handles 16while h0lding the handle; 17 stationary,

This will-cause the v shaft to move vertically and draw the gate upwardly to uncover the opening 2. When the gate is'to be closed, the parts are moved in a reverse direction, as will be understood.

Thisinvention. is mainly designed for heavy gates. g a v V It is thought from the foregoing descrip- .tion that the advantagesand novel features of my invention will be readily apparent! I desire it to be understood that ,I may,

make changes in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several j if at such changes fall with-' in the scope'of the appended claims; Y

parts, provided th .What I claim is ;1.'A water gate of; the 7 described comprisin'r a frame, guideways therein, gate islida jlymounted between the guide ways, shafts rotatablyfmountedon the gate q and having eccentric endsyengaging the gui'deways, anarm on each shaft, agrod connected withthe'arms and having ahori-V zontal part provided with a threadedfhole', a

screw shaft connectedwith thetopuof the gate, and passing throughthe said hole, a' nut, member' rotatably supported and a through which the shaft .passes,ya handle:

on the-nut member and a handle on the shaft.

2. water gate of the described comprising afra p o d Connected with the t0p 01": the g ate a d pas irigthroughthe said holefa n'ut member 1-0} me, guideways therein, a gate slida'bly mounted between the "guidewa'ys, I shafts rotatably mounted 011 V having eccfitric 'nds ,engagingthe' guide- Ways,'an arm on each shaft, a Tod conhe'ted J With the arms and having a horizontal part with a threaded. hole, a screw/shaft tatablyghppbrted a n dithfrp ugh: hich th'lb j shaftpjas sgs; v a handle on the'gngt IIIQmbQL-J handle '-0n' the shaft and me-aris foricnne cte thea shaft and th nut member can be, To-

'ecentrics to move the gate horizontally;

mg the two handles together '50- that both;

{titted in unisoii to cause the shaft anchthe 15 hereofIafiiX my signature- PRESTON BOOTS. 

